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Friday, January 4, 2013

LOS ANGELES, NEW YORK -- The Writers Guild of America, West (WGAW) and the Writers Guild of America, East (WGAE) have announced nominations for outstanding achievement in writing for the screen during 2012.

Feature films eligible for a Writers Guild Award were exhibited theatrically for at least one week in Los Angeles during 2012 and were written under the WGA’s Minimum Basic Agreement (MBA) or under a bona fide collective bargaining agreement of the Writers Guild of Canada, Writers Guild of Great Britain, Irish Playwrights & Screenwriters Guild, or the New Zealand Writers Guild. Theatrical screenplays produced under the jurisdiction of the WGA or an affiliate Guild must have been submitted for WGA awards consideration.
The Writers Guild Awards honor outstanding writing in film, television, new media, videogames, news, radio and promotional writing, and graphic animation. The awards will be presented jointly in all competitive categories during simultaneous ceremonies on Sunday, February 17, 2013, in New York at the B.B. King Blues Club and in Los Angeles at the JW Marriott L.A. LIVE.

Complete list of nominations for the 2013 Writers Guild Awards

SCREEN NOMINEES

ORIGINAL SCREENPLAYFlight, Written by John Gatins; Paramount PicturesLooper, Written by Rian Johnson; TriStar PicturesThe Master, Written by Paul Thomas Anderson; The Weinstein CompanyMoonrise Kingdom, Written by Wes Anderson & Roman Coppola; Focus FeaturesZero Dark Thirty, Written by Mark Boal; Columbia Pictures

ADAPTED SCREENPLAYArgo, Screenplay by Chris Terrio; Based on a selection from The Master of Disguise by Antonio J. Mendez and the Wired Magazine article “The Great Escape” by Joshuah Bearman; Warner Bros. PicturesLife of Pi, Screenplay by David Magee; Based on the novel by Yann Martel; 20th Century FoxLincoln, Screenplay by Tony Kushner; Based in part on the book Team of Rivals: The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln by Doris Kearns Goodwin; DreamWorks PicturesThe Perks of Being a Wallflower, Screenplay by Stephen Chbosky; Based on his book; Summit EntertainmentSilver Linings Playbook, Screenplay by David O. Russell; Based on the novel by Matthew Quick; The Weinstein Company

DOCUMENTARY SCREENPLAYThe Central Park Five, Written by Sarah Burns and David McMahon and Ken Burns; Sundance SelectsThe Invisible War, Written by Kirby Dick; Cinedigm Entertainment GroupMea Maxima Culpa: Silence in the House of God, Written by Alex Gibney; HBO Documentary FilmsSearching for Sugar Man, Written by Malik Bendejelloul; Sony Pictures ClassicsWe Are Legion: The Story of the Hacktivists, Written by Brian Knappenberger; Cinetic MediaWest of Memphis, Written by Amy Berg & Billy McMillin; Sony Pictures Classics

LONG FORM – ORIGINAL Hatfields & McCoys, Nights Two and Three, Teleplay by Ted Mann and Ronald Parker, Story by Bill Kerby and Ted Mann; History ChannelHemingway & Gellhorn, Written by Jerry Stahl and Barbara Turner; HBO
“Pilot” (Political Animals), Written by Greg Berlanti; USA

LONG FORM – ADAPTED Coma, Nights 1 and 2, Teleplay by John McLaughlin, Based on the book by Robin Cook; A&EGame Change, Written by Danny Strong, Based on the book by Mark Halperin and John Heilemann; HBO

ANIMATION
“A Farewell to Arms” (Futurama), Written by Josh Weinstein; Comedy Central
“Forget-Me-Not” (Family Guy), Written by David A. Goodman; Fox
“Holidays of Future Passed” (The Simpsons), Written by J. Stewart Burns; Fox
“Ned 'N Edna’s Blend Agenda” (The Simpsons), Written by Jeff Westbrook; Fox
“Treehouse of Horror XXIII” (The Simpsons), Written by David Mandel & Brian Kelley; Fox

DOCUMENTARY – OTHER THAN CURRENT EVENTS
“The Amish” (American Experience), Written by David Belton; PBS
“Clinton” (American Experience), Written by Barak Goodman; PBS
“Death and the Civil War” (American Experience), Written by Ric Burns; PBS
“The Fabric of the Cosmos: The Illusion of Time” (Nova), Telescript by Randall MacLowry, Story by Joseph McMaster and Randall MacLowry; PBS
“The Fabric of the Cosmos: Quantum Leap” (Nova), Telescript by Josh Rosen and Julia Cort, Story by Joseph McMaster and Josh Rosen; PBS
“Johnny Carson: King of Late Night” (American Masters), Written by Peter T. Jones; PBS

NEWS – REGULARLY SCHEDULED OR BREAKING REPORT
“CBS Radio News,” Written by Duane Tollison; CBS Radio News
“Local and National News,” Written by Mark Hugh Miller; CBS Radio News
“Remembering Andy Williams,” Written by Arlene Lebe; CBS Radio News
"World News This Year 2011,” Written by Darren Reynolds; ABC News Radio

NEWS – ANALYSIS, FEATURE OR COMMENTARY
“Dishin Digital,” Written by Robert Hawley; WCBS-AM
“Pre-existing Conditions and the Affordable Care Act,” Written by Scott J. Saloway; CBS Radio News
“Tributes,” Written by Gail Lee, CBS Radio News

OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN WRITING DERIVATIVE NEW MEDIA
“All in the Family; Chapter 1,” “All in the Family; Chapter 2,” “All in the Family; Chapter 3,” “All in the Family; Chapter 4,” “All in the Family; Chapter 5” (Dexter Early Cuts), Written by Scott Reynolds; SHO.com
“Hide And Seek,” “Keys to the Kingdom,” “The Chosen Ones,” “Parting Shots” (The Walking Dead: Cold Storage), Written by John Esposito; amctv.com